IN: alien.syntax USING: alien alien.c-types alien.enums alien.libraries classes.struct help.markup help.syntax see ; HELP: DLL" { $syntax "DLL\" path\"" } { $values { "path" "a pathname string" } } { $description "Constructs a DLL handle at parse time." } ; HELP: ALIEN: { $syntax "ALIEN: address" } { $values { "address" "a non-negative hexadecimal integer" } } { $description "Creates an alien object at parse time." } { $notes "Alien objects are invalidated between image saves and loads, and hence source files should not contain alien literals; this word is for interactive use only. See " { $link "alien-expiry" } " for details." } ; ARTICLE: "syntax-aliens" "Alien object literal syntax" { $subsections POSTPONE: ALIEN: POSTPONE: DLL" } ; HELP: LIBRARY: { $syntax "LIBRARY: name" } { $values { "name" "a logical library name" } } { $description "Sets the logical library for consequent " { $link POSTPONE: FUNCTION: } ", " { $link POSTPONE: C-GLOBAL: } " and " { $link POSTPONE: CALLBACK: } " definitions, as well as " { $link POSTPONE: &: } " forms." } { $notes "Logical library names are defined with the " { $link add-library } " word." } ; HELP: FUNCTION: { $syntax "FUNCTION: return name ( parameters )" } { $values { "return" "a C return type" } { "name" "a C function name" } { "parameters" "a comma-separated sequence of type/name pairs; " { $snippet "type1 arg1, type2 arg2, ..." } } } { $description "Defines a new word " { $snippet "name" } " which calls the C library function with the same " { $snippet "name" } " in the logical library given by the most recent " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } " declaration." $nl "The new word must be compiled before being executed." } { $examples "For example, suppose the " { $snippet "foo" } " library exports the following function:" { $code "void the_answer(char* question, int value) {" " printf(\"The answer to %s is %d.\n\",question,value);" "}" } "You can define a word for invoking it:" { $unchecked-example "LIBRARY: foo\nFUNCTION: void the_answer ( c-string question, int value )" "\"the question\" 42 the_answer" "The answer to the question is 42." } } "Using the " { $link c-string } " type instead of " { $snippet "char*" } " causes the FFI to automatically convert Factor strings to C strings. See " { $link "c-strings" } " for more information on using strings with the FFI." { $notes "To make a Factor word with a name different from the C function, use " { $link POSTPONE: FUNCTION-ALIAS: } "." } ; HELP: FUNCTION-ALIAS: { $syntax "FUNCTION-ALIAS: factor-name return c_name ( parameters ) ;" } { $values { "factor-name" "a Factor word name" } { "return" "a C return type" } { "name" "a C function name" } { "parameters" "a comma-separated sequence of type/name pairs; " { $snippet "type1 arg1, type2 arg2, ..." } } } { $description "Defines a new word " { $snippet "factor-name" } " which calls the C library function named " { $snippet "c_name" } " in the logical library given by the most recent " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } " declaration." $nl "The new word must be compiled before being executed." } { $notes "Note that the parentheses and commas are only syntax sugar and can be omitted. They serve no purpose other than to make the declaration easier to read." } ; { POSTPONE: FUNCTION: POSTPONE: FUNCTION-ALIAS: } related-words HELP: TYPEDEF: { $syntax "TYPEDEF: old new" } { $values { "old" "a C type" } { "new" "a C type" } } { $description "Aliases the C type " { $snippet "old" } " under the name " { $snippet "new" } "." } { $notes "This word differs from " { $link typedef } " in that it runs at parse time, to ensure correct ordering of operations when loading source files. Words defined in source files are compiled before top-level forms are run, so if a source file defines C binding words and uses " { $link typedef } ", the type alias won't be available at compile time." } ; HELP: ENUM: { $syntax "ENUM: type words... ;" "ENUM: type < base-type words..." } { $values { "type" { $maybe "a name to typedef to int" } } { "words" "a sequence of word names" } } { $description "Creates a c-type that boxes and unboxes integer values to symbols. A singleton is defined for each member word which allows generic dispatch on the enum's members. The base c-type can optionally be specified and defaults to " { $link int } ". A constructor word " { $snippet "" } " is defined for converting from integers to singletons. The generic word " { $link enum>number } " converts from singletons to integers. Enum-typed values are automatically prettyprinted as their singleton words. Unrecognizing enum numbers are kept as numbers." } { $examples "Here is an example enumeration definition:" { $code "ENUM: color_t red { green 3 } blue ;" } $nl "The following expression returns true:" { $code "3 [ green = ] [ enum>number 3 = ] bi and" } $nl "Here is a version where the C-type takes a single byte:" { $code "ENUM: tv_peripherals_1 < uchar" "{ appletv 1 } { chromecast 2 } { roku 4 } ;" } $nl "The same as above but four bytes instead of one:" { $code "ENUM: tv_peripherals_4 < uint" "{ appletv 1 } { chromecast 2 } { roku 4 } ;" } $nl "We can define a generic and dispatch on it:" { $code "ENUM: tv_peripherals_4 < uint" "{ appletv 1 } { chromecast 2 } { roku 4 } ;" "" "GENERIC: watch-device ( device -- )" "M: appletv watch-device drop \"watching appletv\" print ;" "M: chromecast watch-device drop \"watching chromecast\" print ;" "" "appletv watch-device" } } ; HELP: C-TYPE: { $syntax "C-TYPE: type" } { $values { "type" "a new C type" } } { $description "Defines a new, opaque C type. Since it is opaque, " { $snippet "type" } " will not be directly usable as a parameter or return type of a " { $link POSTPONE: FUNCTION: } " or as a slot of a " { $link POSTPONE: STRUCT: } ". However, it can be used as the type of a " { $link pointer } "." $nl { $snippet "C-TYPE:" } " can also be used to forward declare C types, allowing circular dependencies to occur between types. For example:" { $code "C-TYPE: forward STRUCT: backward { x forward* } ; STRUCT: forward { x backward* } ;" } } { $notes "Primitive C types are displayed using " { $snippet "C-TYPE:" } " syntax when they are " { $link see } "n." } ; HELP: CALLBACK: { $syntax "CALLBACK: return type ( parameters )" } { $values { "return" "a C return type" } { "type" "a type name" } { "parameters" "a comma-separated sequence of type/name pairs; " { $snippet "type1 arg1, type2 arg2, ..." } } } { $description "Defines a new function pointer C type word " { $snippet "type" } ". The newly defined word works both as a C type and as a wrapper for " { $link alien-callback } " for callbacks that accept the given return type and parameters. The ABI of the callback is decided from the ABI of the active " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } " declaration." } { $examples { $code "CALLBACK: bool FakeCallback ( int message, void* payload )" ": MyFakeCallback ( -- alien )" " [| message payload |" " \"message #\" write" " message number>string write" " \" received\" write nl" " t" " ] FakeCallback ;" } } ; HELP: &: { $syntax "&: symbol" } { $values { "symbol" "A C global variable name" } } { $description "Pushes the address of a symbol named " { $snippet "symbol" } " from the current library, set with " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } "." } ; HELP: typedef { $values { "old" "a C type" } { "new" "a C type" } } { $description "Aliases the C type " { $snippet "old" } " under the name " { $snippet "new" } "." } { $notes "Using this word in the same source file which defines C bindings can cause problems, because words are compiled before top-level forms are run. Use the " { $link POSTPONE: TYPEDEF: } " word instead." } ; { POSTPONE: TYPEDEF: typedef } related-words HELP: C-GLOBAL: { $syntax "C-GLOBAL: type name" } { $values { "type" "a C type" } { "name" "a C global variable name" } } { $description "Defines a getter " { $snippet "name" } " and setter " { $snippet "set-name" } " for the global value in the current library, set with " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } "." } ; HELP: INITIALIZE-ALIEN: { $syntax "INITIALIZE-ALIEN: type ... ;" } { $description "Initializes a " { $snippet "type" } " using the provided definition." } ; ARTICLE: "alien.enums" "Enumeration types" "The " { $vocab-link "alien.enums" } " vocab contains the implementation for " { $link POSTPONE: ENUM: } " C types, and provides words for converting between enum singletons and integers. It is possible to dispatch off of members of an enum." $nl "Defining enums:" { $subsection POSTPONE: ENUM: } "Defining enums at run-time:" { $subsection define-enum } "Conversions between enums and integers:" { $subsections enum>number number>enum } ;